Automobile shoe-brush



B. C. RYDBERG. AUTOMOBHESHOE BRUSH.

APPUCATION HLED APR.12, 1'919.

Patented Mar. 16,1920.

WITNESSES N VEN TOR. aerzzJ'a f/Fyaaezy ATTORNEY.

. V 7 to Fig, 3 is a perspective viewof one of the 1 brush elements and the adjacent operating 7 I 7 w 7 i .Pivotally mounted on the floor of the 1 emmemme efe se MQfi .i

i "T all whom i tmay cohcerhi 1: I

1 *Be it known-that I, BERNHARD' C. RYn--- BERG, a citizen-of the United States, residin at Red Lodge, in'thecounty of Carbon an State of Montana; have invented-certainnew and useful Improvements in "Automobile Shoe-Brushes, of which-the; following a specification.

of whereby a person stepping into the auto-- 7 mobile may engage his shoes with the brushes 'so that dirt .will be brushed from his'shoesv IO'mounted therein the ends of the brushesf 7 being journaled in the end walls of thehousbefore hesteps into the automobile.

The priina object of the invention' is to provide mova 1e brushes which may be dispose may be drawninto and out of operative positionjfrom a point-"near the seat occupied the operator of the vehicle. i

which consists of comparatively few parts and-is-simp'le in constructionbutdurable" and well adapted to'withst'a'nd the' rough usage to which devices of this character are a0 ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of-"th e invention and the; advantages and merits thereof,

referencejisto be had to the following description and accompanying draw-ing's,- in

:45 whichi- V r Figure 1 is a planyiew' 'of theapp'aratus I mounted upon an automobile chassis, the;

latter being shown by broken lines. v

Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same;

parts;

7 Refe' ngl to the drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my inven- I .5" tion, in which like numerals of reference 1 indicate likefor correspondingpartsthrough r Specificationiofl Letters l atent.

d in position for cleaning the shoes when erson is entering the automobile and I which maybe withdrawn to inoperative p'o-f sition whenthe brushes are notin use; The, invention further aims to provide;

. revoluble shoe brushes connected-"with an 'apparatus arranged tobeoperated by the} automobile engine so that the brushes may i be -revolved when in use forefiectively'cleanf ing the shoes of the'personusingthe device.

, Another object ofthe invention, is to pro-' vide an'apparatus of this character-which 1 anem nes Swansea.

v p .Patented Mar, 16,1920

ihpplicatioiifllcdApiillQ; 1919; serial No. i289l494i w out the several 'views,-the brackets land 2 are provided with the flanges 3 which'ina'y 7 be securedftothe-floor of the automobile be neath the same to extend downwardly for supporting a shaft 4 which is journaledin the'bearings-5 carried by the brackets. Each end of the shaft l carriesa worm 6adapted I to mesh with a worm 'gear 7 one of whiolr is provided foreach "of-the brushing devices as shown toadvantage in Fig.

. Each running board A of the-automobile is provided with; depending brackets 8 r adapted to slidably receive a brush housing 9 which is of'substantiallyrectangular. for-:

mation and hasa pairof revolving brushes 1 ing 9. The shaft ofjone, brush is projected inwardly beneath the'runningboard and re;

ceives'on'e of theigears 7-which mesheswith termeshing gears 11. v I

-One1'of the brackets l'is p'rovided with a a lever 13 "pivoted as at 14 intermediate its ends." Normally this lever 13is parallel with the shamas'shown twdvantage in mg. 1; a

This isthe position which the lever' assumes when the brushes are 'in' operative position.

so f? supporting arm 12 whiclrpi votally supports f Each housing 9 is connected b a link 14 to one of the adj acent ends of the lever 13 so that when the lever is swun onits pivot 14 the housing will be move ing slides 8.

on supporta longitudinally exanda drive-shaft 15' i has one end provided with 'aworm 16'whichmeshes with a worm .gearon the shaft "45 so l that {the shaft 4 maybe driven fwhenhthe a shaft 15 is actuated. The latter has its op-- posite end provided with a beveled gearfl'finmesh with a beveled pinion .l8;onfon'e end of a s'tub' shaft 19carried byabracket =10O "a drive wheel 21 having its surface'covered with' a suitablecovering" such asileather V or V I Y the like. This wheel is disposed-in a osi 20. The stub shaft 19 is also provided with tion to conveniently engage; one edgeo the] jl I fly wheel B whereby motionmay be imparted motion. 7

automobile is an operating lever 23 one end} to the mechanism when the fly wheel is in '7 invisible. V At the same timeythe worm gears 7 will be drawn inwardly and out of engagement with the worins 61' on, the shaft eandthe 7 same movement of thelevei-V23 will longitudinallymove the shaft 15 for disengaging 2 v V V H 1,333,634

yond the connection 24 and the extendedendp 25 thus provided is connected to one end of an operating rod 26 which has its rearward end joined to the finger 27 carried by the arm or lever 13,

As shown in Fig. 1 the mechanism is in the"positioi1 it Will- "assume when the device is in use, the brush casing. being extended outwardly beyond the runing board of the automobile so that the person enteringithe automobile may engage his shoe with'the brushes for cleaningathe shoe before entering the automobile. The a wheel 21 of course, is in cbntaet with the fly wheel B andt-he engine is in motion. As soon asthe brushes are no longer required the person. 'slttlhg in the operatorsseat may pull the lever 23 Whichwills'wing on its pivot 22 and thereby exert a pull on the Operating rod 26 which i will pull on the lever-"13 and? swing the latter on its pivot'll; thereby drawing the links lt inwardly and pulling the brush casing in undrtherunning board A; the casing being slid'ably supported by the brackets 8;

The brushes, therefore will be drawn into inoperative the worm 16 with the adj acentworm gear on 7 the shaft 4. The wheel 21 Will also be preferred 'form of my invention moved out of engagementwith the fly wheel thereby disposing all of the parts in inoperative position; When the vehicle stops to re ceive another passenger, the operator will throw the lever rearwardly so that the re- ,ve-rse of the aboi 'edcscribed operation will occur andthe brushes" will be disposed in positionpwhere the person may engage his a shoes therewlth for cleanlngthem before entering the automobile. u

The foregoing ClGSCI'IPtIQH and accompal-trying drawings have reference to. what 1 might be considered to be the approved or I desire it to be understood 'thatI may make such changes inthe' constructioin combination and arrangement of parts, materials; di-

mensions, et ce'tera as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended;

claims;

VHavingi thus fully described inveir.

tion: 7 I 3. An apparatus of the character jde- 1 position where they will be also tion whatl claim as and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

1. apparatus of the character described comprising slidably mounted brushes,

a shaft, 'geann mechanism connected to the brushes and to the shaft for rotating the brushes when the shaft is actuated3-ifieans forvactuating the-said shaft, and'means for simultaneously moving the said shaft for disengaging said gearing; mechanism and slida'hly moving the said brushesto either operative or inoperative positions; a

2; An apparatus of the character d'e-g scribed comprising slijdably mounted brushes,

a'dri've shaft, abrush operated shaft; having gearing mounted ,thereon; the said brushes f 1 being provided with gearing connected with i the said g'earinggof the brush operatingshaft to actuate the brushes when the-drive shaft is aetuated and nieansuto slide the said drive shaft fordisengaginglthe said gearing and a move the said brushesto inoperative posiscribed comprising slidably mounted brushes, a drive shaft; means for" slid-ably moving the said brushes;simultaneously to operative or inoperative positions, a rod connecting actuateithe brushes when the said drive shaft automobile; gearing mechanism connected with the drlvlng apparatus and with the said brushes to. operate to rev'olvethe brushes when thesaiddrivingapparatus is in motion; and'mean's to simultaneously disengage the driving apparatus froln actuation by the said engine and move the saidbrushes 5 to inoperative position; g

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signaej ture in presence of two witnesses; 1

BERNHARD o. RYDBEHG; Witnesses; i

A. NEWBEARG;

.R. G. WIGGENHORN. 

